Didcot Railway Centre

railway museum in Didcot, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Organization railway_museum Q3026852
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Didcot Railway Centre

Summary

Didcot Railway Centre is a railway museum[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of railway_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Didcot Railway Centre is located in Didcot[3].
  • Didcot Railway Centre is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Didcot Railway Centre's instance of is recorded as railway museum[5].
  • Didcot Railway Centre's instance of is recorded as independent museum[6].
  • Didcot Railway Centre is owned by Network Rail[7].
  • Didcot Railway Centre took place at Didcot[8].
  • Didcot Railway Centre's Commons category is recorded as Didcot Railway Centre[9].
  • Didcot Railway Centre comprises Transfer Shed Approximately 420 Metres North West Of Didcot Railway Shed[10].
  • Didcot Railway Centre comprises Engine Shed Great Western Railway Heritage Centre[11].
  • Didcot Railway Centre comprises Coaling Stage Great Western Railway Heritage Centre[12].
  • Didcot Railway Centre comprises Great Western Railway[13].
  • January 1, 1967 marks the founding of Didcot Railway Centre[14].
  • Didcot Railway Centre's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.6135, 'lon': -1.24477}[15].
  • Didcot Railway Centre's parent organization or unit is recorded as Network Rail[16].
  • Didcot Railway Centre's official website is recorded as https://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/[17].
  • Didcot Railway Centre's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[18].
  • Didcot Railway Centre's date of official opening is recorded as 1967[19].
  • Didcot Railway Centre's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Station Road, Didcot OX11 7NJ'}[20].
  • Didcot Railway Centre's historic county is recorded as Berkshire[21].

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Founding

January 1, 1967 marks the founding of Didcot Railway Centre[14].

Operations

Didcot Railway Centre's parent organization or unit is recorded as Network Rail[16].

Ownership

Didcot Railway Centre is owned by Network Rail[7].

Why It Matters

Didcot Railway Centre ranks in the top 2% of railway_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Mapping Museums. museweb.dcs.bbk.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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